Archive for October 2018
POSTCARD – CHICAGO- WEST MADISON STREET – W OF HALSTED – STREET CARS – PEDESTRIANS – STORE SIGNS – TINTED – 1917 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – SEARS CHRISTMAS WINDOW – SIGN FOR TOYLAND – 1950s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – GORGEOUS YOUNG WOMAN SITTING ON THE GRASS IN HER BATHING SUIT AND STOCKINGS BRUSHING HER HAIR – 1920s – EDITED FROM A HARRY ATWELL IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TWO YOUNG WOMEN SITTING WITH LEGS FOLDED UNDER THEM ON THE BEACH – LIKELY WILSON AVE BEACH – THE SECOND WOMAN IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL – 1920s – EDITED FROM A HARRY ATWELL IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WILSON AVE BEACH BEACH – LIFEGUARD SITTING ON A WIRE CHAIR – 1922 – EDITED FROM A HARRY ATWELL IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – YOUNG WOMAN LYING ON BEACH ON HER STOMACH AND SMOKING – SAND ON THE BOTTOM OF HER BATHING SUIT – AN EXCEPTIONALLY EROTIC IMAGE FROM HARRY ATWELL – 1920s Leave a comment
PHOTO- CHICAGO – YOUNG BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WITH HEAD COVER STANDING AGAINST TREE IN BATHING SUIT- 1920s – EDITED FROM A HARRY ATWELL IMAGE Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT – WABASH NEAR RANDOLPH – COVER WITH NEW YEAR CELEBRATION DANCERS – NICE VERSION – ARTWORK DRAWN IN 1930s ART DECO STYLE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WRIGLEY BUILDING AND TRIBUNE TOWER – FROM GROUND WACKER DRIVE – NOTE AWNINGS ON TRIBUNE AT THIS LATE DATE – 1954 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WOMAN SITTING ON ROCK IN THE WATER LIKE DENMARK’S LITTLE MERMAID WITH TOWEL WRAPPED ON HER HEAD – EDITED FROM A CHARLES CUSHMAN IMAGE – 1941 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WOMAN LYING ON GRASS NEAR LAKE WITH CIGARETTE IN HER HAND – EDITED FROM CHARLES CUSHMAN – 1944 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – UNITED AIRLINES – PROMOTIONAL IMAGE OF CREW OF STEWARDESSES WITH “THE FLYING PULLMAN” – CHICAGO-PACIFIC COAST AND CHICAGO-TEXAS – 1933 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – UNION CARBIDE BUILDING – 230 N MICHIGAN – LOWER FACADE – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TWO WOMEN SITTING ON ROCKS BY THE LAKE – PORTABLE RADIO – ONE WRITING – ONE BRUSHING HER HAIR – EDITED FROM CHARLES CUSHMAN – 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – THREE WOMEN ON THE ROCKS BY THE LAKE IN PYRAMIDAL SHAPE – EDITED FROM CHARLES CUSHMAN – 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – GROUND LEVEL LOOKING NE – PULLMAN AND PCC STREETCARS – NOTE COLUMBUS BUILDING STILL STANDING AT CORNER OF WASHINGTON BEHIND PULLMAN CAR – 1957 – EDITED FROM A CERA IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS – PERFORMING COUPLE DOING LAUNDRY – A DELIGHTFUL IMAGE CAPTURING HOMELIFE OF A SUBCULTURE (THE CIRCUS) – EDITED FROM A CHARLES CUSHMAN IMAGE – 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET – PEDESTRIANS – WOODS AND ORIENTAL THEATERS – DON’T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AT ORIENTAL – SOUTH PACIFIC RESTAURANT – 1978 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET – EVENING – AERIAL LOOKING W FROM AT LEAST A BLOCK FROM STATE – MARSHALL FIELD ON LEFT FOREGROUND – 1957 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – PORTION OF CONGRESS PLAZA FROM MICHIGAN AVE – SNAPSHOT – 1977 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – OUTER DRIVE LOOKING S TOWARDS FIELD MUSEUM GROUND LEVEL – 1977 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – OAK STREET BEACH – GIRLS EATING ICE CREAM NEAR WATER – 1920s – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE AND PANORAMA OF BUILDINGS – AERIAL LOOKING N – LIKELY FROM PRUDENTIAL – 1968 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – LAKEFRONT – WOMAN SITTING ON ROCKS WATCHING BOATS – EDITED FROM CHARLES CUSHMAN – 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN – LOOKING N – UNKNOWN WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT – 1977 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ELKS WAR MEMORIAL – LAKE VIEW AVE AND DIVERSEY DRIVE – 1933 WORLD’S FAIR SERIES – TINTED Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – STOUFFER’S RESTAURANT – COVER – 1951 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – STOUFFER’S RESTAURANT – INSIDE PAGE 1 – 1951 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – STOUFFER’S RESTAURANT – INSIDE PAGE 2 – 1951 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – OLD HEIDELBERG RESTAURANT – AT THE WORLD’S FAIR CENTURY OF PROGRESS – COVER – 1934
MENU – CHICAGO – OLD HEIDELBERG RESTAURANT – AT THE WORLD’S FAIR CENTURY OF PROGRESS – INSIDE – 1934 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – MORRISON HOTEL – COFFEE SHOP – COVER – 1952 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – MORRISON HOTEL – COFFEE SHOP – BACK COVER – 1952 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – MORRISON HOTEL – COFFEE SHOP – INSIDE – 1952 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – MORRISON HOTEL – COFFEE SHOP – INSIDE PAGE 2 – 1952 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – MAYFLOWER COFFEE SHOP – COVER – 1950s
MENU – CHICAGO – MAYFLOWER COFFEE SHOP – INSIDE – 1950s Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD – NARCISSUS FOUNTAIN ROOM – COVER – 1941 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD – NARCISSUS FOUNTAIN ROOM – INSIDE – 1941
MENU – CHICAGO – GEORGES RESTAURANTS – GEORGE DE MET AND BROTHERS – 75 E WASHINGTON – 208 S LA SALLE – 910 S MICHIGAN – COVER – WAR-TIME THEME – 1944 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – GEORGES RESTAURANTS – GEORGE DE MET AND BROTHERS – 75 E WASHINGTON – 208 S LA SALLE – 910 S MICHIGAN – INSIDE PAGE ONE – 1944 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – GEORGES RESTAURANTS – GEORGE DE MET AND BROTHERS – 75 E WASHINGTON – 208 S LA SALLE – 910 S MICHIGAN – INSIDE PAGE TWO – 1944 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – CHARM HOUSE RESTAURANT – 800 TOWER COURT – OVERLOOKING THE WATER TOWER – 1936 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ADLER PLANETARIUM AND BOATS ON LAKE – AERIAL – 1975 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ALADDIN’S CASTLE – RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK – AERIAL – NICE VERSION – c1960 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – FIELD MUSEUM ENTRANCE STEPS – GROUPS OF PEOPLE HEADED IN – SNAPSHOT – 1968 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WILLOUGHBY TOWER – MICHIGAN AND MADISON – TINTED – PART OF SERIES FOR 1933 WORLD’S FAIR CENTURY OF PROGRESS Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WALK-OVER SHOES – 2342 E 71ST STREET – JULY SALE SHOES FOR MEN – 1933 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE COUNTRY CLUB – LADIES TEA ROOM – TINTED – 1910s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE COUNTRY CLUB – DINING ROOM – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1910s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SKYLINE AND LAKEFRONT FROM UPPER STEPS OF SHEDD AQUARIUM – LOOKING MAINLY W AND A BIT N – EARLY-1960s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NAVY PIER – CALLED RECREATION PIER – E END FROM LAKE – LOOKING NW – TINTED – c1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NAVY PIER – A PORTION WITH BOATS – FERRIS WHEEL IN BACKGROUND – AT WATER LEVEL – FAIRLY CONTEMPORARY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MORTON’S STEAK HOUSE – 5487 S LAKE PARK AVE – TWO INTERIORS – 1951 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE TRUST COMPANY STATE BANK – 2218 MICHIGAN AVE – BUILDING FRONT – TINTED – MAYBE 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE FROM GRANT PARK – LOOKING NW GROUND LEVEL FROM NEAR BLACKSTONE HOTEL – TINTED – 1908 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE – SEEN FROM GROUND LEVEL ALONG RIVER IN DISTANCE – TINTED – BRIDGE OPENED 1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING S GROUND LEVEL FROM N OF ART INSTITUTE – ONE CAR PARKED – TINTED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING NW FROM TOP OF ART INSTITUTE STAIRS WHERE STYLISH COUPLE STAND – CARS – PEDESTRIANS – TINTED – FINE VERSION – c1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM S OF ART INSTITUTE – PARKED CARS – NOTE FORMER STATUE IN GARDEN – TINTED – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM NEAR S LION AT ART INSTITUTE – PEOPLE CROSSING STREET BUT LITTLE ACTIVITY – 1961 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM NEAR RANDOLPH – PEDESTRIANS CARS DOUBLE DECKER BUS – NICE VERSION – 1934 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM NEAR CONRAD HILTON HOTEL – NOTE NO PRUDENTIAL BUILDING YET – EARLY-1950s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM ART INSTITUTE – TINTED – ROUNDED CORNERS – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL – GARAGE ENTRANCE CENTER RIGHT – PRUDENTIAL – COKE SIGN – 1962 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N ELEVATED – ANNUAL SHRINERS PARADE – BIG CROWDS – LATE-1950s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – AERIAL LOOKING N FROM S OF RIVER – TINTED – c1930 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – AERIAL FROM WATER TOWER LOOKING N TO PALMOLIVE BUILDING – 1957 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELDS DEPARTMENT STORE – SOUTH GRILL ROOM – DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS – TINTED – FINE VERSION – 1917 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELDS DEPARTMENT STORE – PORTION OF WOMEN’S WAITING ROOM – TINTED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD DEPARTMENT STORE – READING WRITING AND REST ROOM – THIRD FLOOR – TINTED – DATE UNKNOWN Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTELS WINDERMERE – 56TH AT HYDE PARK BLVD – CHICAGO’S MOST HOME-LIKE HOTELS – 500 FEET OF VERANDAS AND TERRACES ON JACKSON PARK – TINTED -1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE – AERIAL THREE-QUARTERS- CROWDS STREETCARS – TINTED – 1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BURKE’S TAVERN – 72 W VAN BUREN – 2 DOORS W OF STATE – SUBMITTED BY READER DAVID ZORNING – NOTE I HAVE AN EARLIER VERSION THAT SAYS RIGHT ON THE CARD EAST INSTEAD OF WEST – 1910s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BLACKSTONE HOTEL – MICHIGAN AVE AND BALBOA DRIVE – LOOKING W FROM GRANT PARK – c LATE-1950s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AD FOR CINERAMA – SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD – PALACE THEATER – RANDOLPH – 1956 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 8TH CHURCH CHRISTIAN SCIENCE – 44TH AND MICHIGAN – CORNER VIEW – TINTED – 1912 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WOMEN’S STRAW HAT – CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE – LABEL – 1970s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE – WOMEN’S HAT – PINK STRAW WITH FLOWER – 1970s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELDS DEPARTMENT STORE – LADIES’ ELEGANT HAT BOX WITH CARRYING HANDLE – 1950s Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – GIMBEL’S RESTAURANT – 30 W RANDOLPH – DRINKS PAGE – 1935 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE VIEW HOTEL – 7100 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE – A FURNISHED APARTMENT HOTEL – DINING ROOM Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MANDEL BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE – OUR SECOND CENTURY OF SERVING CHICAGO Leave a comment
ENVELOPE – CHICAGO – MANDEL BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE – STATE AND MADISON – 1926 Leave a comment
ENVELOPE – CHICAGO – MANDEL BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE – ONE NORTH STATE – NOTE THE COST OF POSTAGE WAS STABLE FROM A DOZEN YEARS BEFORE – 1938 Leave a comment
ENVELOPE – CHICAGO – CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE – ONE SOUTH STATE – 1922 Leave a comment
AD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELDS DEPARTMENT STORE – PERFECT HEALTH CORSET – FERRIS GOOD-SENSE CORSET WAIST – MOTHERS AND CHILDREN – 1892 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SEEING CHICAGO BY AUTOMOBILE – TOWLES TOURS – 302 S CLARK – DELUXE TOUR OF CHICAGO’S PARKS AND BOULEVARDS – 40 MILE TRIP – POSED IN LINCOLN PARK NEAR SAINT-GAUDENS’ LINCOLN STATUE – 1922 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – ISBELL’S RESTAURANT – 940 RUSH STREET – 1953 1 comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – LAKEFRONT AND SKYLINE PANORAMA – MARINAS – RENOVATED SOLDIERS FIELD – AERIAL LOOKING N – FAIRLY CONTEMPORARY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – POST OFFICE AND FEDERAL BUILDING OF 1905 – THREE-QUARTERS VIEW ELEVATED – ADAMS JACKSON DEARBORN AND CLARK – CROWDS CARS STREETCARS – TINTED – FINE VERSION – 1916 Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – BEACHES OF CHICAGO – IMPRESSIONISTIC PAINTING OF CHILDREN PLAYING IN WATER Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – 5300 BLOCK SHERIDAN ROAD – MARINE DINING ROOM INTERIOR – TINTED Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WACKER DRIVE AND ITS LEVELS – SEEN FROM OVER THE RIVER – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THIRD CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST – WASHINGTON BLVD – THREE-QUARTERS VIEW STREET LEVEL – TINTED – 1911 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE FIELD BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS – LASALLE CLARK AND ADAMS – AERIAL – TINTED – 1940s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – YMCA BUILDING – LA SALLE AND ARCADE COURT – ANOTHER VIEW – TINTED – NOTE COLORS DIFFER FROM OTHER CARD – OF COURSE COLORS WERE TINTS AND WERE OFTEN INACCURATE – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE YMCA BUILDING – LA SALLE AND ARCADE COURT – TINTED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE METHODIST TEMPLE BUILDING – NIGHT WITH LIGHTS – 77 W WASHINGTON – COMPLETED 1924 – TINTED – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STEGER BUILDING – JACKSON AND WABASH- AERIAL THREE-QUARTERS VIEW – TINTED – 1912 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOLDIERS FIELD – AERIAL – SOME KIND OF SPECTACLE SHOW ON THE FIELD – TINTED -1940s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SKYLINE FROM LAKE – EVENING – c 1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OAK STREET BEACH LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND DRAKE HOTEL – AERIAL – PLANE DRAWN-IN – TINTED – NICE VERSION Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MUNICIPAL PIER (PART OF THE BURNHAM PLAN) – EAST TOWERS – BIG CROWDS ON DIFFERENT LEVELS – TINTED – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LOOKING N ACROSS RIVER NEAR MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE – CALLED BOULEVARD LINK BRIDGE – LOTS OF CARS ON BRIDGE – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – PROMENADE ON THE BEACH – TINTED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK BATHING BEACH – PEOPLE SITTING AT EDGE OF BRICKED AREA – FERRY AND LINE-UP – GERMAN BUILDING CALLED LIBERTY BUILDING – TINTED – NICE VERSION – c1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK BATHING BEACH – BIG CROWD SITTING – SO-CALLED LIBERTY BUILDING (RE-NAMED GERMAN BUILDING FROM 1893 WORLD’S FAIR ) – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EXCURSION STEAMER BOAT UNDER MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE – WRIGLEY BUILDING – TINTED – MID-1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – 5300 BLOCK SHERIDAN ROAD – GARAGE SERVICES AND CHARGES INFORMATION CARD – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – 5300 BLOCK SHERIDAN ROAD – EAST LOUNGE INTERIOR – TINTED – 1924 Leave a comment
A POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EARLY UNUSED DESIGN FOR SOLDIERS FIELD BY HOLABIRD AND ROCHE WHO EVENTUALLY BUILT IT – IMAGE 1924 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CALLED CHICAGO’S MAGNIFICENT MILE – AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING N FROM S SIDE OF RIVER – BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR RIVER IS THE EQUITABLE COMPLETED IN 1965 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BLACKSTONE LIBRARY – LAKE AVE AND 49TH – STREET LEVEL FRONT – TINTED – FINE VERSION – c1910 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 53RD AND BLACKSTONE – STREET SCENE – YMCA – DRUG STORE – WESTERN UNION – I QUITE LOVE THIS IMAGE FOR SO CAPTURING A SENSE OF THE ERA – I WENT TO SUMMER DAY CAMP ONE YEAR AT THIS YMCA – LATE-1950s 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WOMAN WITH CLIPBOARDS AND WEARING APRON FOR CHICAGO DAILY NEWS – PERHAPS SELLING SUBSCRIPTIONS – SNAPSHOT – 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – UNKNOWN MAN STANDING IN GRANT PARK ROSE GARDEN – BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN IN BACKGROUND – STANDARD OIL BUILDING BACK LEFT – SNAPSHOT – 1977 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – OAK STREET BEACH – ALMOST GROUND LEVEL – LOOKING N W – HUGE CROWD – NICER VERSION – 1925 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO- STATE STREET – LOOKING N FROM RANDOLPH GROUND LEVEL – EARLY STAGE OF MARINA CITY CONSTRUCTION – STATE LAKE AND LOOP AND CHICAGO THEATERS – WALGREEN’S SIGN – 1960 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 5706 N MOZART – ENTRANCE DOOR – APARTMENT OR TWO-FLAT – CHICAGO HAD SUCH BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDINGS – SNOW – CHRISTMAS SEASON – 1976 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 5706 N MOZART – HANDSOME APARTMENT BUILDING OR TWO-FLAT – SNOW – CHRISTMAS SEASON – 1976 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – VIEW S ACROSS WATER FROM FURTHER N ALONG SHORE – OAK STREET BEACH AT THE FAR END – MAN SITTING ON ROCKS EDGE MAYBE FISHING – 1951 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM NEAR MADISON – CROWDS FLAGS – 1966 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – ROCK ISLAND COMMUTER LEAVING LA SALLE STREET STATION – AERIAL – 1966 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO- GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY INTERIOR – EASTER SEASON WITH GARDEN AND LARGE CROSS OF LILIES – FAMILY SITTING ON BENCH – IMAGINE ANYONE DOING THIS KIND OF DISPLAY TODAY? – 1952 2 comments
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WASHINGTON JUST W OF STATE – LOOKING NW – BUSES AND PASSENGERS AND PEDESTRIANS – STOP AND SHOP IN BACKGROUND – 1965 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TWO YOUNG GIRLS (HAND-IN-HAND DEAR FRIENDS) WALKING ON UNKNOWN NEIGHBORHOOD STREET – MAYBE 1970s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – NEAR ART INSTITUTE – LOOKING SW GROUND LEVEL – AFTER SNOWSTORM – 1962 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK – ENTRANCE TO HADES FUN HOUSE AND PART OF THE FRONT OF COMET ROLLER COASTER – c1960 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK – THE BOBS ROLLER COASTER – HEADING INTO A DOWNWARD CURVE – IT WAS REPUTED AS THE SCARIEST WITH MANY STEEP HILLS – I NEVER RODE IT – c1960 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CTA SKOKIE SHOPS – RAPID TRANSIT – TWO UNITS – 1955 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – VIEW FROM THE STEPS OF THE FIELD MUSEUM – LOOKING N – SKYLINE – PARKED CARS – TRAFFIC ON DRIVE – SNAPSHOT – 1958 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – SKYLINE AND GRANT PARK AND MARINA – PANORAMA – FAMILY AT SHEDD AQUARIUM LOOKING – SNAPSHOT – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER – 1969 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH AT STATE – LOOKING W GROUND LEVEL – EVENING LIGHTS – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER – 1972 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER AT WRIGLEY BUILDING – WENDELLA BOAT RIDES – BOAT AND PEOPLE WAITING – 1980 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO- MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL – PEDESTRIANS AND CARS – 1955 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH AND STATE – LOOKING NW – PEDESTRIANS – VAUGHAN’S SEEDS – SHOPPERS CORNER – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KING JOY LO MANDARIN RESTAURANT – 57 W RANDOLPH – INTERIOR – NICE VERSION – TINTED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AUDITORIUM HOTEL – MICHIGAN AND CONGRESS – LOUIS SULLIVAN – SUMMER RESTAURANT – PEOPLE EATING – CARS PARKED BELOW – TINTED – 1916 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ASHLAND BLOCK – RANDOLPH AND CLARK NE CORNER – DANIEL BURNHAM – I WILL SERIES – TINTED- 1912 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – LE MECK’S RESTAURANT – 5300 LAKE PARK – 5460 S HALSTED Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – HOE SAI GAI RESTAURANT – 75 W RANDOLPH – INSIDE PORTION OF MENU – 1941 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – L’AIGLON RESTAURANT – INSIDE A LA CARTE – CLOSED EARLY 1960s Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – L’AIGLON RESTAURANT – CLOSED EARLY 1960s Leave a comment
MENU – GARDEN MENU – ART INSTITUTE – MAYBE 1960s Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – NORTH AVENUE BEACH – LIFE IS BETTER ON THE BEACH – DRAWING SUGGESTS 1920s STYLE – CONTEMPORARY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WINDY DAY ON LAKE MICHIGAN – WAVES CRASH AGAINST PIER – TINTED – 1908 2 comments
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SKYLINE PANORAMA FROM SHEDD AQUARIUM – WENDELLA TOUR BOAT – CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES – NICE VERSION – c1965 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PANORAMIC AERIAL VIEW OF LAKEFRONT AND SKYLINE AROUND GRANT PARK – CALLED LOVELY LAKEFRONT -1974 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SHEDD AQUARIUM AND NEW OCEANARIUM LOOKING INTO LAKE – AERIAL VIEW LOOKING E – c1990s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEW OUTER DRIVE BRIDGE – AERIAL LOOKING E – TINTED – 1937 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET – CALLED GREAT WHITEWAY – LOOKING W FROM E OF STATE – NIGHT- AERIAL – 1959 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE AND MONROE – MONROE BUILDING AND UNIVERSITY BUILDING – TINTED – 1915 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DEL PRADO HOTEL – COUPLES WALKING NEAR ENTRANCE – ON THE LEFT IS THE MIDWAY PLAISANCE WHICH JOINS JACKSON PARK TO WASHINGTON PARK – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL – 1660 E HYDE PARK BLVD – VIEW FROM SOUTH VERANDA – CARS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY – TINTED – NICE VERSION – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OAK STREET BEACH – WHERE LAKE SHORE DRIVE MEETS N MICHIGAN AVE – AERIAL LOOKING S – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BATHING BEACH AND PIER – CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL – 1660 E HYDE PARK BLVD – NUMBER OF CHILDREN – LADIES SITTING ON PIER – TINTED – NICE VERSION – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT – RANDOLPH AND WABASH – NIGHT PICTURE – PICTURE OF ART KASSEL ORCHESTRA – LOGO – TINTED – c1940 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SKY ROCKET CABARET RESTAURANT – DINE AND DANCE – OUTDOOR GARDEN – ROUTE 41 SKOKIE BLVD – 1938 Leave a comment
ILLUSTRATION – CHICAGO – WELLS STREET BRIDGE – CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN DEPOT – FROM 5TH AVE – 1890 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OAK STREET BEACH AND GOLD COAST – GROUND LEVEL – HUGE CROWD – PART OF AN HISTORICAL SERIES – 1960s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK AVE AND 61ST STREET – HANDSOME APARTMENT BUILDING – NOTE AWNINGS – 1913 2 comments
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LOUIS E MISHELI RESTAURANT DE LUXE – MICHIGAN AVE AND 11TH STREET – ITALIAN DISHES – MUSIC – TINTED – c1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE ATLAS APARTMENTS – EAST CHICAGO IND – BEAUTIFUL COURTYARD BUILDING – 1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO- 36TH PLACE AND MICHIGAN BLVD – HANDSOME APARTMENTS – NOTE AWNINGS – 1910s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HALL OF SCIENCE DETAIL – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – 1933 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CONGRESS HOTEL AND ANNEX – MICHIGAN AVE AND CONGRESS – TINTED – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE SCHOOL PAINTING CLASS – 1916 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AUGUSTANA HOSPITAL – CARS PARKED ON THE STREET – 1957 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – YMCA HOTEL – ROOF GARDEN – 3 IMAGES – LOOKING E TOWARDS LAKE – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 63RD STREET – E FROM MONROE AVE – ELEVATED – STREETCAR – PEDESTRIANS – PYATT PHARMACY – 1908 Leave a comment
CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA 